A huddle is a short, stand-up meeting — 10 minutes or less — that is typically used at the start of a day or shift to help teams anticipate and actively manage quality and safety issues. IHI's Kathy Duncan shares her tips for successfully testing and implementing huddles in a variety of settings.

There are many ways to present and analyze data. For improvement efforts, visual displays are often the best approach to learn from data variation. Images are usually easy and quick to prepare, and they lead to a systematic view of problems and opportunities.

In most industries, the customers define quality. Unfortunately, the same isn’t yet true in health care. In a new interview, IHI’s Director of Operations for Africa asserts that high-quality care isn’t only what clinicians determine is effective – it must also address what matters to patients.

Learning how to conduct research might not seem like a big deal for some. For those implementing Ethiopia's National Quality Strategy (including IHI staff based in Addis Ababa), however, it is an essential part of addressing underrepresentation in high-impact medical journals and global health equity.